Air Travel Growth Continues February 2023 – IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced continued strong growth in air travel demand, based on February 2023 traffic results. ...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced continued strong growth in air travel demand, based on February 2023 traffic results.
The Total traffic in February 2023 (measured in RPKs) rose 55.5% compared to February 2022. Globally, traffic is now at 84.9% of February 2019 levels.
African airlines’ traffic rose 90.7% in February 2023 versus a year ago. February capacity was up 61.7% and load factor climbed 11.4 percentage points to 75.0%
“People are flying in ever greater numbers. With the Easter and Passover holidays we are expecting large numbers of travelers to take to the skies in many parts of the world […] Other participants in the air travel value chain, including airports, air navigation service providers, and airport security staff, need to have the same commitment to ensuring our customers can enjoy smooth holiday travel.”
–Willie Walsh, DG, IATA.
